- published: 06 Jul 2016
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HSBC Holdings plc is a British multinational banking and financial services company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the world's fifth largest bank by total assets, with total assets of US$2.67 trillion. It was established in its present form in London in 1991 by the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited to act as a new group holding company. The origins of the bank lie mainly in Hong Kong and to a lesser extent in Shanghai, where branches were first opened in 1865. The HSBC name is derived from the initials of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation. The company was first formally incorporated in 1866. The company continues to see both the United Kingdom and Hong Kong as its "home markets".
HSBC has around 6,600 offices in 80 countries and territories across Africa, Asia, Oceania, Europe, North America and South America, and around 60 million customers. As of 2014, it was the world's sixth-largest public company, according to a composite measure by Forbes magazine.
Strange days indeed
different lies, different whys
Strange days indeed
different views, different news
There once was a time
when the future was bright
and dreams of the world
were cosmopolite
Where only rockets fly
into the great wide open sky
reaching to the highest high
you're not alone
Those were the days
neon light, black & white
Those were the days
No gravity, no misery
But now it's not too late
no need to loose the faith
The world is here for you
Let's change it to something new
Where only rockets fly
into the great wide open sky
reaching to the highest high